Synereo closed a huge deal this week when a partnership was announced between the NFX Guild and Synereo. The two will be working together to build the decentralized web on top of Synereo’s Blockchain 2.0 platform. NFX Guild has chosen Synereo over other major Blockchain platforms such as Ethereum and Lisk to accelerate dApp Dev Teams in their portfolio Blockchain companies.

NFX Guild is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator founded by partners and long-term tech investors James Currier, Gigi Levy-Weiss and Stan Chudnovsky. With financial backers including CRV, Shasta Ventures, and Greylock Partners.

The exclusive program is accessible only to a select few of the most promising teams. To kickstart the program, NFX Guild and Synereo will invite developers to participate in a hackathon, presenting and developing their ideas for Synereo-powered decentralized applications. Winners of the hackathon, as well as handpicked Project 11 laureates, will be invited to apply to the prestigious NFX Accelerator Program. Accepted teams will receive $120,000 in investment funds from NFX as well as an AMP grant from Synereo.

James Currier, Managing Partner at NFX, explained the Guild’s decision to choose Synereo’s technology for the project, stating:

“If you do the analysis, Synereo comes out as the superior platform for developing decentralized apps. It runs fully distributed instead of massively replicated. It’s JVM top to bottom rather than Python. It’s forward compatible, vs other platforms anticipating multiple hard- forks. Synereo has the identity layer built in which provides distribution advantages and network effects. Lastly, fine-grained concurrency, vs other platforms’ linearity, provides greater speeds and scalability”

“We have been looking at digital currencies, Blockchain, and the decentralized economy for over a decade. We’ve been looking for a time and a group that was not just cryptonerds, but that was practical, who wanted to build applications, who wanted to make it about the users experience of something great – not just about the technology and the math. The Synereo team has that balanced perspective, and we’re looking for practical, growth oriented founding teams with the same approach to build apps on the Synereo platform.”James Currier, Managing Partner, NFX Guild

The potential for network effects in Synereo’s ecosystem, facilitated by this joint venture, cannot be understated. As walled gardens become a thing of the past, each new dApp in the Synereo ecosystem means more functionality and more users in the decentralized economy, creating value for all participants and for each new application developer.

“We found the Synereo team to have a unique combination of cryptocurrency and modern digital finance understanding alongside a real understanding of developer requirements and the know-how of how to build strong developer tools. We strongly believe this combination puts Synereo in a great position to be the leader in the adoption of blockchain tech into the everyday world.”Gigi Levy-Weiss, Founding Partner, NFX Guild.

Synereo recently graduated from the NFX Guild’s unique accelerator program, while receiving significant investments and enjoying the wisdom of these tech industry veterans. Placing a safe bet on the decentralized paradigm, NFX will invest resources, efforts and time in accelerating the development of an array of applications deployed on top of Synereo, heralding the age of the Decentralized Web.

Richard Kastelein is the Founder, Publisher and Editor in Chief of industry leading online publication, Blockchain News, partner of token design and ICO architecture company Cryptoassets Design Group and co-founder and director at education company Blockchain Partners.

As a prominent keynote presenter, Kastelein has spoken on Blockchain at events in Gdansk, Beijing, Venice, Nanchang, Shanghai, Amsterdam, Minsk, Dubai, Antwerp, Eindhoven, Bucharest, Munich, Nairobi, Tel Aviv, Manchester, Brussels, Barcelona, San Meteo etc, where he helped spread the cause for Blockchain technology and cryptocurrency and, consequently, has built a notable network in the scene.

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